Title: Public Health Nurse Supervisor

State Role Title: RN II/Nurse Prct I/Phy Asst

Hiring Range: $89,600 to $112,580

Pay Band: NV 5

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: Alexandria HQ

Agency Website: VDH.Virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Alexandria Health District is searching for a passionate, mission-driven nurse to step into leadership and help continue to make a lasting difference in the community we serve. You will have the unique opportunity to work with a diverse multidisciplinary team serving a diverse population to promote and educate on reproductive services, women’s health, immunizations, and prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases in the clinic and at outreach opportunities in the community. A few key responsibilities supervise and ensure required training of a team of nurses, health care technicians, disease interventional specialists, and clerical staff. Direct patient care may be needed to support clinical area and during outreach. Managing grants, developing policies and procedures. Establish community liaisons in support of resources and collaborative work. Respond to public health emergencies.

Coordinates the delivery of program services agency wide and provides nursing consultation in support of the program. Develop policies and procedures, perform research, manage grants, provide guidance, coordinates resource, establish liaisons in support of service delivery and assess the impact of new policies, procedures, regulations. Work is primarily focused more on long range than intermediate issues. Staff carry out their responsibilities following broad parameters set forth by grants, program goals and objectives with supervisory involvement limited to actions which affect other organizational units and/or programs or for politically sensitive issues.

Join the Alexandria Health Department’s team, where you can utilize your nursing expertise to help AHD achieve its mission of “Protecting and Promoting Health and Well-Being in Our Communities”

Minimum Qualifications

• Relevant experience and strong knowledge of public health principles and practices; infectious diseases, treatment, and prevention measures; public health nursing and patient/family case management; public health surveillance systems; quality assurance techniques; and program development, management, and evaluation processes
• Strong oral and written communication, clinical, analytical, and computer skills
• Experience and ability to provide leadership and mentorship to professional staff and colleagues; to maintain effective professional working relationships with clients, coworkers, and others; to work independently and as part of a team; to supervise staff and coordinate the work of others
• Experience and ability to analyze data on conditions of public health significance; prepare written reports and educational materials; develop and implement training activities; write and manage grants; manage budgets and monitor spending; provide technical assistance; and interpret and apply policies and procedures

Education:

• Licensure as an RN in Virginia

Additional Considerations

• Significant public health experience and public health program management preferred

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position. Supplemental questions are encouraged to be answered in a comprehensive manner and reference any pertinent knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as any previous experience that relates to the position.

The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave. Telework eligible 1-day a week.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.

It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.

If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.

As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!

Contact Information

Name: Noel Cawthorne

Phone: 703-746-4996

Email: Noel.Cawthorne@vdh.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.